TEAM is now LIVE and 100% available!

Confused? Well, let’s answer the basic questions…
1) What is Simply Youth Ministry Tools?
We know that you as a youth worker, wear many hats. Simply Youth Ministry Tools is here to take the headache out of the organizing. With these tools you can manage your ministry in one place, all online, with a simple set of tools created specifically for your ministry. Click Here for Video Introduction.

2) What “tools” are currently available?
Contact – Where you can store, group, tag, etc all contacts for ministry/personal and message them all in 1 place.
Communicate – Talk with your students, parents, volunteers wherever they are! (Formerly SYMtxt)
Jobs – Post, Search, and Find youth ministry positions.
Team – Strengthen your volunteer team with background checks, a fully customizable ministry application, tracked video training for anyone working with students, and tons more cool stuff!

3) Will there be more “tools” available in the future?
Yes! We are working diligently to create new tools to make your youth ministry world easier, for example an Attendance Tracker. Look for more coming around January of 2012.

If you have any questions contact
Jake Rasmussen
520.661.9846
JRasmussen@SimplyYouthMinistry.com

Right now our team is sitting with 76 youth workers from around the nation. These short three days, which we call our Youth Ministry ReGroup, are nothing short of amazing, and our team looks forward to them each and every year. This year we have Mark DeVries & Jeff Dunn-Rankin from Youth Ministry Architects in house going beyond the content in their book Indispensable Youth Pastor. The beauty of this summit is that our team is refreshed by spending time with those we are blessed to serve YOU! Our heart is to do nothing but create resources that encourage, help, simplify, and guide your students towards Jesus. Words cannot express the amount of passion, energy, and love for students that is in this room right now. This is why we do what we do!

So if your reading this THANK YOU FOR LOVING STUDENTS! That is all we have to say!

- Team SYM

Thousands of screaming teenagers crammed into a Los Angeles amphitheater along with a few hundred celebrities, giving us a glimpse once again into the porthole of contemporary pop-youth culture.

For those parents willing to peek into this porthole, we think they’ll discover it’s time for a heart-to-heart talk between parents and teens.

The FOX is Very Sly
On Sunday night, August 7, 2011, FOX aired their annual awards show geared at teenagers, a show they simply call The Teen Choice Awards. This 2-hour long televised show has been an annual event in FOX’s lineup since its premier in 1999. FOX’s shtick doesn’t venture too far from MTV’s incredibly popular Video Music Awards (The VMAs) and Movie Awards shows that also feature cool hosts, live performances, funny videos, and pick-your-winner voting.

Speaking of winning, tons of A-list celebrities show up each year to take home a…Click Here to Read More

It’s camp for junior high youth workers!
Let’s be honest about this: it’s not every adult who wakes up thinking, “How can I spend some time with 13 year-olds today, and influence them for Jesus?”

That calling, that wiring, is extremely unique and wonderful. And our wise and wonderful God, who cares so passionately about the young teens in your church, chose YOU! You are truly one of the few, one of the unique; and you are God’s plan for showing love to middle schoolers.

But this ministry is difficult, and sometimes lonely. You need to be surrounded by others who understand you, who share your calling. That’s why we created the Middle School Ministry Campference.

We’ve blended the best of a conference with the experience of a camp for youth workers who care about young teens. Whether veteran or rookie, known or unknown, we’ll all be on this adventure together.

This is not a traditional conference, but a tribal gathering and growth event, with an opt-in mix of learning, worship, community, dialogue and play.

Bring a team if you can; but even if you come alone, you won’t be alone for long!

If you missed the 1st episode no worries! You can catch both episodes #1 & #2 at Show.SimplyYouthMinistry.com.

Episode 1: “Maiden Voyage” – Welcome to the new Simply Youth Ministry Show. It’s a fresh start and hosts Kurt Johnston and Jake Rutenbar explain the new format and who they are….and really talk ym shop as well as wear matching plaid shirts! A Can’t Miss!!!

Episode 2: “Communication” – Kurt Johnston and Jake Rutenbar discuss communication with a panel of guests from bloggers to pastors to unicorns! Wait…what?
Thanks for loving students
Team SYM

Dear Youth Leader,

Involve your youth group in a local, affordable and easy one-day mission trip…without traveling far from home (from the organizers of Group Workcamps…)

The biggest youth Day of Service event in Cheyenne, WY is September 17, 2011. Hundreds of teens will gather at The Big Day to help a community in need… they’ll paint, tackle minor home repairs, landscape, clean schools…and completely transform a local neighborhood.

Register today and give your group the opportunity to experience what it means to put their faith in action by serving others. They’ll make a real difference serving elderly and disadvantaged people and have FUN serving with friends.

And the best part for you is, we take care of all the details. Just bring your group…all the project coordination, supplies and even lunch will be provided for you. There’s also an end-of-day celebration in the neighborhood where you’ve served.

Hurry…sign up today and SAVE $10 on each registration. Space is limited so plan now to attend with your entire group!

Explore The Big Day of Serving online or call 800-366-8948 for full information on giving your group a faith building adventure they’ll never forget!

In Christian service,

Jeff Thompson
Director
The Big Day of Serving (formerly 1 By Youth)

P.S. The Big Day of Serving in Cheyenne, WY is Saturday, September 17, 2011. Register today to SAVE $10 on each registration and guarantee a place for your group.

We will let the pictures speak for them selves…BUT we are super duper excited!

Have you seen the NEW YouthMinistry.com? It got a redesign including a new bright white background…pretty snazzy we know! The best part is that nothing changed expect all of this great FREE YouthMinistry.com content is now easier to find, better to read, more interactive, and as always its powered by Simply Youth Ministry! Don’t believe me, and why would you as you most likely have no idea who I am, go check it out for yourself. Still don’t care? Well then you will miss the DISCOUNT code for www.SimplyYouthMinistry.com.

If your still not impressed then find the job board, and be entered to win an SYM Prize pack including Bible Stuff 3 Curriculum, a 1.49oz bottle of Scope mouthwash, The Disconnect, 99 Thoughts for College-Aged People, 1,000 SYM Rewards Points…plus tons more!

How to enter: *Read everything to be entered
1. Find the job board
2. Copy the link
3. Go to the official SYM Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/SimplyYouthMinistry)
4. Paste that link as follows “Totally Tubular NEW Job Board – (insert link here)”
5. ALSO include your favorite Sesame Street character
6. Make sure you paste it UNDER the post “NEW Blog Post at SimplyInsider.com: “Have You Seen…oh and a CONTEST!”"

*A winner will be chosen at random Wednesday July 27 before 5pm MST

We hope you enjoy everything the NEW YouthMinistry.com has to offer!

Thanks for loving students
Team SYM & Santa Clause

What is Group Magazine Live? GML is a topical, live podcast that will run every two months to coincide with the current issue of Group Magazine.

Read up on TODAY’S Topic by going to www.YouthMinistry.com/Sex.

Group Magazine Live’s first-ever show airs TODAY at 9:00am MST at SimplyYouthMinistry.tv. This show will be all about Sexual Sin–